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This summer, starting June 1, 2012, all Hutchinson County Libraries are offering a summer reading program to keep children's interest in reading alive and increase their reading level for the next school year.The theme for the 2012 Summer Reading Program is "Get a Clue At the Library."Sign-up begins Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Borger Library and will be held from 9 a.m till 5 p.m. at the Fritch and Stinnett Libraries the same day. Children signing up will receive a bag with information on the complete summer events. Face painting will be available from 1:30p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The first program will be June 5, 2012 at the Morley Theatre at 2 p.m. with Bob Kanegis, Storyteller. The second program will be June 7 at the Fritch Library Clubroom at 2 p.m. with the Fritch Fire Department.There will be 17 programs in all. Check your local library for listings.All children in Hutchinson County are encouraged to come and enjoy the fun.For more information contact your local library. The numbers for the libraries are as follows: Borger Branch, 625 Weatherly (273-0126); Fritch Branch, 205 N Cornell (857-3752); or Stinnett Branch, 500 N Main in the Courthouse Basement (878-4013). More information can also be found by visiting http://www.harringtonlc.org.

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WHO: The Oklahoma State Board of Education
WHAT: At a special State Board of Education meeting, board members will consider possible action on a process to approve non-traditional routes to special education teacher certification and adoption of state policies for Special Education – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The board also will consider possible action on the fiscal year 2014 education appropriation in addition to other items. Click here to see the full agenda.
WHEN: 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 12, 2013
WHERE: The Oliver Hodge Building, 2500 N Lincoln Blvd., Suite 1-20, Oklahoma City.
The State Board of Education's regular monthly meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 27.
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Governor Signs Student Privacy Bill
OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill signing ceremony for House Bill 1989, the Student Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act (Student DATA Act), was held today at the State Capitol. This new law establishes Oklahoma as a leader in student privacy. The bill establishes new procedures and safeguards for the collection and use of student data by our public school system.
|Supt. Janet Barresi, Rep. Jason Nelson, Sen. Greg Treat, Gov. Mary Fallin,
Rep. David Brumbaugh, Rep. Sally Kern, John Kraman
The law establishes new, strict limits on the transfer of student data, including de-identified data, to federal, state or local agencies or organizations outside Oklahoma. It further restricts the Department from requesting delinquency records, criminal records, medical and health records, social security numbers and biometric information as part of student data collected from districts.
Gov. Mary Fallin praised the successful effort to pass HB1989.
"The new law is a strong, conservative solution to a problem every state in the country is struggling to address," said Gov. Fallin. "States play a vital role in protecting students' privacy and Oklahoma takes that responsibility seriously. I applaud our legislators and Superintendent Barresi for working together on this legislation."
Rep. David Brumbaugh, R-Broken Arrow, was the principle author of HB1989.
"Over time, I have been hearing more and more from parents about the data schools gathered about our children, what data was passed on to the state and federal governments and how that data could be used – and by whom," said Rep. Brumbaugh. "These concerns are what prompted me to author this bill. The Student DATA Act is the critical first step in developing a set of comprehensive and strict privacy controls on student data collected by Oklahoma's public school system."
Rep. Jason Nelson, R-Oklahoma City, a House coauthor, helped draft the language of HB1989.
"As a parent of two children in public schools I know it's important for educators to keep records on students so they can do their jobs," said Rep. Nelson. "But, as a parent I also want the information handled appropriately. Now that the Student DATA Act opens the student data collection process to the public, everyone has the tools to help make sure there is an appropriate balance between having critical information about students but not collecting more data than is absolutely necessary while protecting such sensitive information."
Sen. Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, the Senate author, noted it is rare for a bill dealing with education to get such overwhelming support.
"I was pleased to work with these individuals who have diverse perspectives on education," said Sen. Treat. "Everyone came together to protect student data privacy."
The new law addresses the growing need to protect more fully our children's privacy as the State Department of Education works with districts to expand teacher access and use of data for the purpose of improving instruction to increase student achievement.
Rep. Jason Murphey, R-Guthrie, a House coauthor, highlighted the importance of transparency about data collection.
"The new law creates additional transparency," said Rep. Murphey. "For the first time, the process for protecting student data will be required to be open to the public. Being open with the public is the best way to avoid problems in the future."
Sen. Clark Jolley, R-Edmond, Senate coauthor, said the law protects student privacy while allowing essential data to be used for accountability purposes.
"It is paramount to protect student privacy by securing the data, but still allowing for funding decisions to be made from what is proven effective rather than what we hope or think will be effective," said Sen. Jolley. "With state resources being so limited, every dollar counts."
Superintendent Janet Barresi called the new law a well thought out approach to protect student information.
"The Oklahoma State Department of Education has been working with local administrators and teachers to determine what data they need from the state to improve student learning," said Supt. Barresi. "As more data are made available to classroom teachers, the state needs thoughtful and transparent rules about who can access the data and how it can be used."
It is anticipated this new level of transparency will lead to a healthy public debate about the proper role and scope of data collected on the State's public school students. With the level of detail now available to the public, concerned Oklahomans will have the information necessary to better guide policy makers in decisions regarding the sensitive issue of information collected on students. As lawmakers, we look forward to a public conversation on this issue and expect to run additional legislation in the future to build on this foundation.
"This was a combined effort to ensure that the new law would achieve desired outcomes without causing unintended consequences for teachers and students," says Rep. Brumbaugh, adding that, "we will continue to work with the Department of Education as they implement the law."
HB1989 received near unanimous support, passing the House 88-2 and the Senate 41-0. The bill was signed by Gov. Fallin on May 29th and becomes effective July 1.
The Student DATA Act:
- requires the State Board of Education to publish a public inventory of student data elements collected by the State Department of Education with definitions of each student data element,
- requires the Board to publish a public list of additional student data elements it is proposing for collection including a statement about the reason for the proposal,
- requires the Board to develop and make public policies and procedures to comply with all relevant privacy laws,
- requires the Board to develop and make public policies limiting who can access student data, what student data can be accessed and the circumstances under which the data may be accessed,
- requires that student data collected and maintained by the Department be kept confidential except where the Board has developed and made publicly available the criteria for exceptions,
- requires the Board to ensure compliance by the Department with privacy laws,
- requires the Board to ensure vendor contracts include express provision that safeguard privacy and include penalties for noncompliance, and
- requires the Board to make annual reports to the Governor and Legislature.
- establishes new strict limits on the transfer of student data, including de-identified data, to federal, state or local agencies or organizations outside Oklahoma, and
- further restricts the Department from requesting delinquency records, criminal records, medical and health records, social security numbers and biometric information as part of student data collected from districts.
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Thursday, June 6, 2013
Follow-up Documentary on Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships Released
OKLAHOMA CAPITOL -- The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs has released a new ten minute documentary following up with three students with special needs who have been using the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program Act for the last year.
Lindsey Nicole Henry Stories, Part 2 takes a look at how Chloe, Rob and Phylicia are doing after they were featured in a powerful twenty-five minute documentary released a year ago. The benefits of the program have exceeded my expectations.
Lindsey Nicole Henry Stories, Part 2 takes a look at how Chloe, Rob and Phylicia are doing after they were featured in a powerful twenty-five minute documentary released a year ago. The benefits of the program have exceeded my expectations.
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Respite Voucher Program Discussed at Developmental Disabilities Waiting List Meeting
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Prepared by Lisa Johnson, November 2002
Historical Note
The Showboat "Majestic" was built by Captain Tom Reynolds and operated on the Ohio River and its tributaries from 1923 until the 1965 Safety at Sea Act forced the permanent mooring of all wooden-hulled sea and river vessels.
In 1948, Hiram College students and staff joined students and staff from Kent State University in a summer of traveling the river and entertaining the residents of nearby communities with plays, old time vaudeville skits and calliope music. In 1949, Hiram faculty contracted individually with Captain Reynolds to continue the summer entertainment. During the next decade, with the exception of 1951, Hiram faculty and students continued to travel the river in the summer, bringing a uniquely American form of entertainment to the residents of both large and small communities along the rivers.
This collection joins a previously processed collection of scrapbooks compiled by the students and faculty who had taken part in the Showboat experience. It was donated to Hiram College by Dina Kellams, assistant archivist, at Indiana University in July of 2002. It was part of a much larger collection of papers donated to the Indiana University Archives in 1999 by their Department of Theatre and Drama. We can only speculate, but the papers may have been left on the "Majestic" after Hiram's last voyage in 1958 and made their way to the theatre department after the Captain Reynolds sold the boat to Indiana University in 1959.
Additional information on the Showboat "Majestic" will be found in the Kent State University Archives and Special Collections. Consult their web site at http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/theater/hwright.html.
Scope and Content Note
The Showboat "Majestic" business records are arranged in one document storage box. The papers consist of correspondence documenting all aspects of the operations of a working showboat theater in the 1950's. In addition, a large portion of the documentation reflects the Showboat "Majestic" staff's advertising plan, public relations activities, personnel decisions, legal agreements and licensing requirements necessary to successfully operate a touring theatre company. In 1955, author Rosamond Du Jardin based her YA novel, Showboat Summer, on the experiences of the Hiram College students living and performing on the Ohio River. The letters written by Miss Du Jardin to arrange her visit to the Showboat in 1952 and 1953 are included.
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Advance Agent Worksheets – 1955-1958
Advance Work and Advertising – Pittsburgh, PA, ca.1953
Advertising – McKeesport, PA
Advertising – Radio – 1951-1957
Advertising Accounts—1952-1956
Advertising Copy and Press Releases, ca. 1953-1957
Air Pollution Violation – Kentucky, 1955
Attendance Figures – 1952
Contracts, Legal Agreements, Permits – 1948-1958
Correspondence – n.d.
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Correspondence -- 1949
Correspondence -- 1950
Correspondence -- 1951
Correspondence -- 1952
Correspondence – 1953
Correspondence – 1954
Correspondence – 1955
Correspondence – 1956
Correspondence – Carbon Originals – 1948-1952
Correspondence – Carbon Originals – 1953
Correspondence – Carbon Originals -- 1954
Correspondence – Ticket and Itinerary Requests – 1952
Correspondence – Ticket and Itinerary Requests -- 1953
Correspondence – Ticket and Itinerary Requests – 1954
Itinerary – n.d.
Mailing Lists – Cincinnati, ca. 1957
Mailing Lists – Newspapers, n.d.
Mailing Lists – Morgantown, W.V., 1954
Mailing Lists – Pittsburgh, PA, ca. 1952
Mailing Lists – Wheeling, W.V., 1954
Mailing Lists and Business Directories – Steubenville, OH, 1954-1955
Mailing Lists and Itinerary – 1949
Newspaper Imprints and Ticket Samples – 1950's
Playscript- "Just For You" – July 13, 1950
Promotional Materials – 1950-1956
Repair Records and Generator Handbook – 1954
Speech 230 – Operating a Theater – 1950-1953
Supply Invoices, ca.1950-1955
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Members of the Hope College women's basketball program will embark on a trip that will take them to Europe for a two-week-long trip that will include six games.
Members of the Hope College women's basketball program will embark on a trip that will take them to Europe for a two-week-long trip that will include six games.
This will be the third European trip for the Flying Dutch this decade. The first two trips (2000 and 2004) were to Germany. This trip from August 6-20 will be to Germany and the Netherlands.
Over the years the college has encouraged its Hope athletic teams to have an international experience. Other teams that have traveled internationally include baseball, men's basketball, football, men's golf, women's and men's soccer, softball and volleyball.
"These are wonderful opportunities for our players and staff," said coach Brian Morehouse. "These experiences have gone well beyond the athletic competition."
The team will have a variety of living experiences, including homestays and youth hostels. There will be an opportunity to do a service project along with plenty of sightseeing. The team is scheduled to play up to six games against teams in Germany and the Netherlands.
Hope's international roster will be comprised of players from the 2007-08 program. By NCAA rule, players new to the team in 2008-09 may not participate.
Last season the Flying Dutch captured the championship of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) posting an overall 30-1 record and advancing to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division III national tournament.
The players taking the trip will be Erika Bruinsma of Grand Rapids, Mich. (GR Christian HS), Jenny Cowen of Dexter, Mich. (Dexter HS), Miranda DeKuiper of Ludington, Mich. (Ludington HS), Danielle Fegan of Sault Ste. Marie (Sault Area HS), Lauren Geers of Scottville, Mich. (Mason County HS), Philana Greene of Grandville, Mich. (Grandville HS), Julie Henderson of Grand Haven, Mich. (Grand Haven HS), Courtney Knox of Mattawan, Mich. (Mattawan HS), Kaitlyn Kopke of Haslett, Mich. (Haslett HS), Rachael Kutney of St. Clair Shores, Mich. (Lakeshore HS), Lindsay Lange of Manistee, Mich. (Manistee HS), Megan Mejeur of St. Joseph, Mich. (St. Joseph HS), Abby Phillips of Wayland, Mich. (Wayland HS), Carrie Snikkers of Hudsonville, Mich. (Unity Christian HS), and Stacy Warsen of Cutlerville, Mich. (South Christian HS).
Henderson, Lange and Warsen were seniors on the 07-08 team while Phillips was a member of the jayvee team. The rest of the players were on 07-08 varsity team and have eligibility for future seasons.
The team will be accompanied by head coach Brian Morehouse and assistant coaches Colleen Martin and Morgan Hughes.


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Posted: Thu 26 May 2005, 06:46
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Can't boot from my Usb memory stick!
I'm quite new to Linux and specially to this version. Anyway, I'm trying to make my memory stick bootable with Puppy. After finishing the setup script (without any errors) and rebooting the computer (with the right boot device set in bios) I get this error message...
Operating system not found
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This could be one of many problems...
If the USB port you're using is part of a hub, rather than a hard-mounted port, sometimes the boot will fail. I don't know the wheres and whys of this, but I have found this to be true in my experience. Also, sometimes a front-mounted USB port on your case is seen as a separate hub, and will not work.
This could also be the fault of your BIOS. It took a while for hardware manufacturers to get booting from USB settled out (I'm not even sure you can say it's settled out now), so there are a lot of computers out there that have serious difficulties booting from anything USB, though the have bios settings for it.
Finally, it could be your USB key. Some older keys in particular are just no good for booting (this is also from my experience). However, I've had pretty good luck with newer keys...so....
Also, depending on what BIOS you have, you may be using the wrong settings. Many many sites on the net will tell you to set your Bios to something like, "USB floppy" or "USB boot", but for many BIOS out there, these will not boot a USB key. If your BIOS sees the key as an additional hard drive, what you need to do is boot into the bios (with the key plugged in) and find the "hard drive boot order" setting. your key will be listed there with the hard drives, set it to first in the boot order and reboot.
Oh, and just to be sure, have the key plugged into one of the ports on the back.
Good luck.
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Posted: Thu 26 May 2005, 10:31
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Unfortunately none of those arguments fits in as a solution
My PC is new (I have also tried my Usb key on other machines) and I dont use any hubs or front side ports. My Usb device is brand new and since I can boot my PC from another Usb key containing "Windows 98 boot diskette", there should be no problems with my bios.
Any other suggestions?
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Posted: Thu 26 May 2005, 20:21
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Actually, nduanetesh comments do apply. I have two systems that refuse to boot from USB sticks, although they do using the utility that came with the USB stick, formatted as a win boot disk. The issue seems to be the varying standards that a bios uses to boot from usb. They vary from bios to bios.
Add how syslinux uses the bios to boot Puppy and the possibility of having more than one partition on the USB disk from trying to use the key over and over (over-writing say a win boot formatted key with syslinux) and there you have it.
My key drove me crazy like this. PartitionMagic saw one partition on the disk, qtparted saw a corrupted key with multiple partitions. A different brand USB key gave me even more headaches. Good as a data disk, but nogo as a boot device.
The message you are getting often refers to the bios not seeing the boot sector as what it thinks it should be. Often you get this using the USB-HDD option in the bios. The bios sees the key but finds no boot sector/reference to an OS, or no operating system.
This has been discussed a lot in the older form as well. On my Asus board, the readme of one of the bios updates even mentioned that they removed the USB boot option!
Barry mentions this also. He notes that on some systems, the option that works is actually USB-ZIP. So you have;
1. The bios and how it sees USB key devices
2. How the key is formatted and it it is formatted correctly for booting.
3. How syslinux is designed to work with your bios to properly see and use the device as a boot disk.
4. The key's complaince to standards, say USB1 or USB2 and if the usb port that you are using is USB1 or 2 compliant. Often the onboard usb ports work better than added cards or hubs. Some hubs require external power to work properly, expecially on laptops.
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Posted: Fri 27 May 2005, 06:55
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I tried the same procedure with another Usb memory stick and then I got this short error message...
Boot failed
I don't know if this means exactly the same thing as the earlier message or if there may be some other problem here?!?
Another question... Can I put a boot loader on Puppy?
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Posted: Fri 27 May 2005, 07:43
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It appears that installing Puppy to a usb flash/pen drive does not make the drive bootable. I used a fdisk from a FreeDOS bootfloppy to set the boot flag.
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I've already tried that, but it doesn't help
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Posted: Sun 29 May 2005, 17:06
Post subject: Can't boot from USB key
This is what worked for me. I use a Sandisk Cruzer 128MB flash drive with puppy installed. First, I had to format the drive as a boot device. I found a free utility from HP that works with many other brands at this link:
My drive appears as a USB-HDD or USB-Floppy, depending on the BIOS of the computer that I boot from. Some older BIOS's won't recognize the USB drive at all. Note that I first tried FDISK and dos format commands under windows 98, before I found the HP utility. YMMV.
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May I just ask how you did it? If you format the drive as a boot device and then install Puppy on it, the boot files will be wiped out by the setup program!?!
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Fresh from a ten-day rest after the Germany Tour stop, the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association (PKRA) – the world renowned kiteboard riders association is back in Brazil for a 5-day Tour stop.
Organized by the Gest Group led by Eduardo Piloni as General Coordinator, Kite-Racing Brasil 2009 will run until August 16, featuring world-class kiteboard racers and some of the best Brazilian racers the kiteboarding world had ever seen.
Yesterday's registration drew a ton of participants from different nationalities including the largest delegation from Brazil with 18 male competitors and 3 women racers. The local racers will get a chance to test their skills against the experienced and the best racers in the world.
Before the start of the races, gloomy weather conditions dominated the area with occasional rains pouring in, turning into cloudy, overcast sky between 9:00 am and 10:00 am. However, the sun finally showed up in time during the afternoon to end a perfect day.
The PKRA crew did an excellent job in setting up an interesting course for Day 1, with short upwind sailing, some tight reaches and some broad reaches.
The mandatory riders' meeting was held at 1:00 pm and the first race of the day hit the water at 2:00 pm. The wind averaged between 16 and 22 knots produced a combination of flat and choppy waters which made the races more exciting to watch.
A total of four adrenalin-pumping races were held with a combined time of 2 hours and 50 minutes. Hundreds of delighted people lined up at the beach, mostly cheering for the local riders who rode on their 9-meter and 10-meter kites using mostly standard line setup, although there were two riders on slightly longer lines.
The Brazilian riders dictated the pace and were charging in every race, including Brazilian champion Pedro Montenegro (Best) who ended up second overall after finishing three 2nd places. German Tour stop course racing champion Bruno Sroka (Cabrinha, FRA) who was on a 34-meter line finished the day unchallenged, finishing all four races ahead of everyone else.
The French champion is now on top of the leaderboard with 2.1 points overall. Fellow Frenchman Sebastien Salermo (Gin Kites) capped the day in third place overall with two 3rd place finishes and a 2nd place finish in the third race while finishing 4th in the final race of the day accumulating 8 points. The only Argentinian racer in the event, Martin Franco finished 11th place overall.
The women's division was dominated by local rider Nayara Licariao (Best) who crossed the finish line ahead of the rest of the women earning a total of 2.1 points. Wanessa Cruz (Naish, BRA) finished in 2nd place while Carol Homsi (Best, BRA) came in third.


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But Christie's remarks were based less on truth and more on an immediate need for Chris Christie to do his job as a surrogate for Romney and out of need for self-preservation.
Following Romney's devastating loss to Gingrich in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary, Christie is apparently grabbing for straws as he searches for anything that he can throw at Newt and make stick. But why? What is the real reason behind Christie's vitriol?
It is a simple fact that the establishment, or status quo, of any institution naturally tries to preserve itself. So it is only logical that in politics, the establishment of any Party will try to do the same. It is the main reason why change, true change, is hard to come by in politics. In the case of establishment Republicans, Newt Gingrich is the one realistic candidate remaining in the Republican nomination contest, who represents real change and as such, the establishment wing of the Party is not compelled to enthusiastically embrace his candidacy. Going with Gingrich would cause them to risk losing the traditional perks that the system grants to the political powerbrokers and as an idea based reformer, Newt is a threat to the process, a process which is stacked against change.
But another political reality that the establishment is facing is the bigger electoral picture in 2012.
Establishment Republicans want not only to maintain the status quo of the political process, they want to increase their sphere of influence of that process. That control comes about by increasing the number of Republicans who are elected to office……all elected offices.
When it comes to Chris Christie, that electoral concern is largely the main reason he came out and endorsed Mitt Romney for President.
While the focus right now is on the presidential race, in the next few months, elections for other offices will quickly consume some of that focus. In 2012, control of the United States Senate is already beginning shape the presidential race and that is already playing out in New Jersey more than anywhere else in the nation.
Although there is little public interest in New Jersey's U.S. Senate race, the top of the ticket will make all the difference between winning and losing for Republicans.
Incumbent liberal Senator Bob Menendez is up for reelection to his second full term in the Senate. He was first appointed to fill the vacancy that was created by then Senator Jon Corzine, who in 2005, became Governor. In 2006, Menendez was subsequently elected to his first full term in the Senate.
Currently, Menendez is in decent political standing among New Jersey voters. According to the most recent Quinnipiac poll, 45% of state voters believe to be re-elected while 38% believe otherwise. And he beats a generic, unnamed Republican candidate by as much as 11%.
Typically, incumbents are in trouble if their reelect number are under 50%, but this is New Jersey, a state that brought Frank Lautenberg back to life, out of retirement and back in to the Senate where he does little more than keep his senate seast warm while he nods off in it. However, while the opportunity to pick Menendez off will be an uphill battle, the possibility does exist. And therein lies Chris Christie's endorsement of Mitt Romney for President.
In a state as blue as New Jersey, Mitt Romney can do relatively well. While Newt Gingrich's description of Romney as a Massachusetts moderate may work against Mitt in Peioria where conservatives can't find anything too favorable about either Massachusetts or moderates, in Trenton, both are positive things which can only help Mitt among a Republican electorate which is generally slightly to the left of the national Party. This becomes an even more important factor in New Jersey when it comes to defeating Bob Menendez.
Given Mitt's perceived moderate image, he is expected to have much longer coattails than the more conservative, abrasive, hard-hitting, Southern Republican that is Newt Gingrich. That conventional thinking is playing a critical role in New Jersey.
Although it is not official, Republicans are expected to nominate a longtime Republican State Senator by the name of Joe Kyrillos, for Bob Menendez's Senate seat. By New Jersey standards, Joe Kyrillos is considered a right of center Republican, but he is also the ultimate political insider. In 1988 he became one of the state's youngest members of the Assembly, where he served two consecutive terms and then promptly went to the State Senate where he remained since 1993. Along the way, Kyrillos also spent some time as the state Party Chairman.
In addition to that, Joe Kyrillos happens to be a good friend of Chris Christie and served as Christie's 2009 gubernatorial state campaign chairman. Joe Kyrillos also coincidentally served as Mitt Romney's presidential state campaign chairman in 2008.
This web of connections is all the evidence one needs to understand why Christie endorsed Romney and why he is now aggressively attacking Newt Gingrich.
But what Americans must begin to accept is that the circumstances which are forcing the establishment to rally around Mitt Romney in New Jersey are the same forces which will be forcing the establishment to rally around Romney and attack Newt Gingrich in many other states. It is all being driven by self-preservation. None of it is based on the issues, or reforms, or even beating Barack Obama. It is based upon the establishment's hope to maintain the status quo, something which can best be achieved by insuring that Mitt Romney defeats Newt Gingrich.
The good thing is that the establishment is not in good graces with a vast majority of the electorate that has taken on very anti-establishment attitudes. This is one reason why despite the endorsement of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, Romney lost to the anti-establishment candidate, Newt Gingrich. In fact, to a large degree, the more incumbents that endorse Mitt Romney, the more the anti-establishment opposes Mitt Romney and supports Newt Gingrich.
While those circumstances won't help Newt Gingrich very much in a state like New Jersey, it will help him and the Republican tickets in a many other critical states.
Unlike Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich has the ability to tap into the anti-esatblishment sentiments that swept Republicans in to power in the House by historic proportions during the 2010 midterm elections. That anti-establisment energy is minimal in New Jersey, where in 2011, state legislative elections did not produce any gains for New Jersey Republicans.
In 2012, to take control of the U.S. Senate, Republicans need to hold on to the 10 Republican Senate seats that are up for reelection and pick of 4 of the 23 Democrat seats that up for election. At the moment Republican's chances for success at taking the majority of senate seats are quite good. So much so that it is even realistic to consider the chance that Republicans can actually pick up the 13 senate seats that would be required to meet the magic number of a filibuster proof 60 seat majority.
But in order for the G.O.P. to do either, a strong Republican ticket will be required. The question is who will account for the strongest ticket?
The establishment assumes that a moderate candidate like Romney will do just that. However; I am of the belief that a more radical, anti-establishment candidate will provide the strongest ticket and in states like Florida, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Virginia, and Wisconsin, tapping in to the same TEA Party-like energy that accounted for dozens of new Republicans getting elected to the House, will find that the chance to pick up each of the Democrat Senate seats up for grabs in those states will be enhanced by the "say no to the status quo" style of Newt Gingrich, far more than the "go along to get along style" of the "Massachusetts moderate", Mitt Romney.
Furthermore, in a state like New Jersey, where Chris Christie is hoping that his friend Joe Kyrillos can unseat Democrat Senator Bob Menendez, I am afraid that such a goal will be impossible regardless of who is at the top of the ticket, at least not with Joe Kyrillos as the standard bearer.
So what it comes down to is this. Will Republicans be better off defending the status quo, or will they be better off staying the course that increased their numbers in 2010, when opposing the status quo proved to be the key to victory?
I believe I know the answer. That is why I endorsed Newt Gingrich for President long ago. Unfortunately Governor Christie does not agree. Quite disappointingly, he is playing the role of political insider and pursing political self-preservation over proper public policy concerns. And it is why he has chosen to go after Newt with guns blazing.
In his attempts to disqualify Newt Gingrich, he told NBC's David Gregory that he thinks;
"Newt Gingrich has embarrassed the party over time", and explains "whether he'll do it again in the future, I don't know. But Gov. Romney never has."
Christie added;
"We all know the record. He was run out of the speakership by his own party. He was fined $300,000 for ethic violations. This is a guy who's had a very difficult political career at times and has been an embarrassment to the Party."
The saddest thing about those comments is Christie's blatant attempt to support his political opinion with lies.
While it is true that Newt has never really taken the easy way out by simply playing the political game in order to hold on to power, Christie is actually lying when he continues to promote the myth that Newt was fined $300, ooo. The truth is that Newt paid for the investigation into one of 84 false accusation that his political opponents tried to burden Newt with. In the end, all of the accusations were dismissed, but Newt was still stuck with a bill for the investigation of one charge which found that his lawyers had filed papers erroneously.
But Christie's attempt to play the role of political hitman causes him to ignore these facts and that is quite disappointing.
Up to now, Chris Christie has been an impressive, hold no punches, play no games leader. But apparently even he is not immune from the game of politics when it concerns his the interests of the status quo and his insider buddies.
Meanwhile, even though Newt may not be "safe" choice for the republican presidential nomination, he is the bold choice and I am willing to take bold new leadership over insider politics and tired old political games. I want republicans to win and achieve real change, not to win and simply maintain the system that needs to be reformed.
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Release date: 25 August 1975
Tracks: (Click for codes to singles charts.) Thunder Road / Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out (1/26/76, #83 US) / Night / Backstreets / Born to Run (9/20/75, #23 US, #16 UK) / She's the One / Meeting Across the River / Jungleland
Sales (in millions): 6.0 US, 0.3 UK, 10.4 world (includes US and UK)
Peak: 3 US, 17 UK
Review: From the onset, Springsteen was billed as a "new Dylan", but his first two albums were commercial disappointments. This made his third album a "make-or-break" effort WR and he delivered the first album in which he "fully realized the sound that would earn him the title of 'the Boss.'" NRR His goal, as Springsteen later said, was to sound like "Roy Orbison singing Bob Dylan produced by Phil Spector." TL
The effect "required months of studio tinkering to perfect" TL as the album is filled with "layers of guitar, layers of echo on the vocals, lots of keyboards, thunderous drums." WR "Not coincidentally, it was also his first album to feature the revamped lineup of the dynamic E Street Band." NRR "His two virtuoso players, keyboardist David Sancious and drummer Vini Lopez, [were] replaced by the professional but less flashy Roy Bittan and Max Weinberg." WR The band also featured "saxophone player Clarence Clemons, second guitarist 'Miami' Steve Van Zandt, organist Danny Federici, [and] bassist Garry Tallent." NRR
Born to Run
"Born to Run had a big sound, and Springsteen wrote big songs to match it." WR "The overall theme of the album was similar to that of The E Street Shuffle; Springsteen was describing, and saying farewell to, a romanticized teenage street life. But where he had been affectionate, even humorous before, he was becoming increasingly bitter. If Springsteen had celebrated his dead-end kids on his first album and viewed them nostalgically on his second, on his third he seemed to despise their failure, perhaps because he was beginning to fear he was trapped himself. Nevertheless, he now felt removed, composing an updated West Side Story with spectacular music that owed more to [Leonard] Bernstein than to [Chuck] Berry." WR "No one before or since has tried to pack as much of the American experience into 39 minutes, and no one has come as close to succeeding." TL
Thunder Road
Resources and Related Links:
- the DMDB page for Born to Run
- Bruce Springsteen's DMDB Encyclopedia entry
- NRR National Recording Registry
- WR William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
- TL Josh Tyrangiel and Alan Light, Time Magazine's "All-TIME 100 Albums" (11/13/06)